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McIlroy: Saudi, PGA Tour deal 'good for professional golf'
McIlroy: Saudi, PGA Tour deal 'good for professional golf'
Rory McIlroy on Wednesday welcomed the PGA Tour's shock merger with the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf but said rebel players who joined the upstart circuit should not be granted...
2023-06-07 23:49
A Maine state trooper shot at a truck approaching the US-Canada border with a sign indicating there was an explosive on board, police say
A Maine state trooper shot at a truck approaching the US-Canada border with a sign indicating there was an explosive on board, police say
A Maine state trooper shot at a man's truck as he drove toward the Canadian border and refused to stop after the trooper observed a sign on the vehicle indicating the driver had an explosive inside, police say.
2023-05-30 08:19
Florida man burns neighbor’s house with firecrackers as six people slept inside on August 9
Florida man burns neighbor’s house with firecrackers as six people slept inside on August 9
Manuel Lazaro Suarez Perez, 44, was angry at the owner of the home, who had kicked him out of the property
2023-08-12 04:19
Spain registers record asylum claims, approves far fewer than European average
Spain registers record asylum claims, approves far fewer than European average
Spain has received a record number of claims for refugee status and international protection last year
2023-06-19 23:45
Spy chief warns authoritarian states stoking anti-government mood in Germany
Spy chief warns authoritarian states stoking anti-government mood in Germany
The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency is warning of a rise in anti-government extremism fueled by authoritarian states such as Russia that seek to divide society and topple the government
2023-05-22 18:20
Climate activists block golf course holes with seedlings and cement to protest water use
Climate activists block golf course holes with seedlings and cement to protest water use
Climate activists have targeted 10 golf courses around Spain, plugging up holes to protest the amount of water used to maintain these courses as the country is gripped by a severe drought.
2023-07-04 23:57
UN puts Russian forces on blacklist for killing children and attacking schools in Ukraine
UN puts Russian forces on blacklist for killing children and attacking schools in Ukraine
The United Nations has put Russian forces on its annual blacklist of countries that violate children’s rights in conflict for killing boys and girls and attacking schools and hospitals in Ukraine
2023-06-23 06:55
Coast Guard Academy banned a retired captain from its grounds after CNN reported he sexted a student. Now more allegations are surfacing.
Coast Guard Academy banned a retired captain from its grounds after CNN reported he sexted a student. Now more allegations are surfacing.
The US Coast Guard Academy on Friday announced it had banned a retired captain from its grounds following a CNN report this week that revealed the captain, who is now president of a small college, exchanged hundreds of sexually suggestive messages with a student more than a decade ago.
2023-09-23 08:16
Chance to challenge 2020 census numbers is ending, with funding for states and cities at stake
Chance to challenge 2020 census numbers is ending, with funding for states and cities at stake
The window for local, state and tribal governments to challenge their 2020 census figures closes after Friday, and with it the opportunity to correct mistakes in population totals that could cost them millions of dollars in federal funding
2023-06-29 13:18
Thiess of Kaltenbrun, the Man Who Went on Trial for Being a Werewolf
Thiess of Kaltenbrun, the Man Who Went on Trial for Being a Werewolf
Thiess strolled into court in 1691 to testify in a theft trial. He wound up admitting he turned into a wolf and feasted on pigs. You know, that old story.
2023-09-09 03:15
From trauma to training - new lives for North Korea’s defectors
From trauma to training - new lives for North Korea’s defectors
The BBC gets rare access to a South Korean facility that helps those arriving from the North.
2023-07-11 05:16
IMF chief says the global economy has show resilience in the face of COVID, war and high rates
IMF chief says the global economy has show resilience in the face of COVID, war and high rates
The global economy has shown remarkable resilience but still bears deep scars from the coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine and rising interest rates
2023-10-06 01:23